1. Define the role of the family in the socialization process.
Family socialization begins a process through which humans learn and
develop to be the adult persons they become.
Human infants are born without any culture. They must be
transformed by their parents, teachers, and others into
cultural and socially adept animals. The general process of
acquiring culture is referred to as socialization . During
socialization, we learn the language of the culture we are born
into as well as the roles we are to play in life.
2. Identify the functions of the traditional family and the
contemporary family.
The first difference is structure of family. The typical size of traditional family
has more than two generations living together. A married couple could live
with their descendants and their relatives under one roof. Whereas the
modern family almost has from three to four people. A couple has only one
or two children. And they live separatedly with their relatives.
The second difference is the role of family members. In traditional family,
the man is always the breadwiner while the woman is the housewife. The
man is very patriarchal and makes decision himself. The woman has to do
the housework, take care of their children and serve her parents-in-law. In
contrast, the role of the man and woman in the modern one is equal. They
both work outside. They share their housework and their thoughts. Likewise,
children are brought up by their parents.
The last difference is the relationship of the family. In the past, the family
lives and works together, so the family relationship is attached. Whereas the
modern family has no time to gather. The parents work all day and the
children learn whole day. They rarely spend time for other members. For this
reson, the relationship of the modern family is not close-knit.
3. What are the social factors that have caused these changes in
the family models?
As they evolve, family and community structures adapt to the
physical and social conditions of production . Similar
evolutionary forces lead to changes in family dynamics and in
child-rearing practices. Parents adjust their child-rearing
behaviour to the risks that they perceive in the environment,
the skills that they expect their children to acquire as adults,
